PmWiki | Cookbook / InfoBox

Summary: How to create Bubblehelp infoboxes, as seen in knoppix.org

Version:

Prerequisites: Requires at least PmWiki version: 2 beta 23; last tested on PmWiki version: 2 beta 23

Status:

Maintainer: V.Krishn

Categories: Administration, Layout

Question

How can we create Bubblehelp infoboxes, as seen in knoppix.org?

Answer

Download the file:

infobox_1.0.2.zip Δ

Please read the README file which has install instructions in detail.

Minor Update:

  
I missed the following in README file: 
You need to add the following lines in your .tmpl file.

Just below the <body> tag place these lines:

<!-- IBHeaderFmt -->
  $IBHeaderFmt

V Krishn March 24, 2005, at 05:16 PM

Test View Site:

Sample/Demo

Security Issues

  
/* ********************************************************************
** CAUTION / WARNING
**  Use of InfoBox posses a security problem.
**  Use of this code lets you insert arbitary JavaScript Code.
**  
** REMEMBER TO INSERT the CODE below in your config.php file. 
** Just copy and paste.
** Make appropriate settings with the default password = infoboxpass
**  Read the main documentation on Passwords.

** ========== Security Code for InfoBox receipe ===========
    if (substr($pagename, -8) == "InfoTips") {
      $DefaultPasswords['edit'] = crypt('infoboxpass');
      $DefaultPasswords['attr'] = crypt('infoboxpass');
    }
** ========================================================

* ********************************************************************/

For more details Read the README file carefully.

This package should be tested first in local or intranet before you get confident on how it works.

Notes and Comments

More refinement could be done, i.e security wise.

Bugs

If InfoBox sometimes do not work try leaving the last line on InfoBox Pages as Blank/Empty (Would be fixed in next update). ~V.Krishn

Contributors

V.Krishn
- I used the .js file used on the site. It is covered under GPL. I wrote a wrapper .php file to make it work under PmWiki.
- Further refinement from others are welcomed.

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